Scandisk

[Brett Dicus]

Whenever I try to run Scandisk on boot it reports that it
Cannot Open Volume For Direct Access. Scandisk also
does not run within windows either. Any ideas? Would it
have anything to do with NTFS file permissions?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP has a "Checkdisk" error-checking utility that replaced
the old "Scandisk" utility in previous versions of Windows. For best
results, perform a Disk Cleanup before running Checkdisk, then defrag
your hard drive.

Try the following suggestions:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Analyze and Defragment a Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305781&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Whenever I try to run Scandisk on boot it reports that it
| Cannot Open Volume For Direct Access. Scandisk also
| does not run within windows either. Any ideas? Would it
| have anything to do with NTFS file permissions?